Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starějь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Adjective

*starějь

  1. older; comparative degree of *starъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *starějь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějь *starějьši *starěje
genitive *starějьša *starějьšę̇ *starějьša
dative *starějьšu *starějьši *starějьšu
accusative *starějьšь *starějьšǫ *starěje
instrumental *starějьšemь *starějьšejǫ *starějьšemь
locative *starějьši *starějьši *starějьši
vocative *starějьšu *starějьše *starějьše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějьša *starějьši *starějьši
genitive *starějьšu *starějьšu *starějьšu
dative *starějьšema *starějьšama *starějьšema
accusative *starějьša *starějьši *starějьši
instrumental *starějьšema *starějьšama *starějьšema
locative *starějьšu *starějьšu *starějьšu
vocative *starějьša *starějьši *starějьši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějьše *starějьšę̇ *starějьša
genitive *starějьšь *starějьšь *starějьšь
dative *starějьšemъ *starějьšamъ *starějьšemъ
accusative *starějьšę̇ *starějьšę̇ *starějьša
instrumental *starějьši *starějьšami *starějьši
locative *starějьšixъ *starějьšaxъ *starějьšixъ
vocative *starějьši *starějьšę̇ *starějьša
Definite declension of *starějь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějь *starějьšija *starějьšeje
genitive *starějьšajego *starějьšę̇ję̇ *starějьšajego
dative *starějьšujemu *starějьšiji *starějьšujemu
accusative *starějьšьjь *starějьšǫjǫ *starějьšeje
instrumental *starějьšijimь *starějьšǫjǫ *starějьšijimь
locative *starějьšijemь *starějьšiji *starějьšijemь
vocative *starějьšьjь *starějьšaja *starějьšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějьšaja *starějьšiji *starějьšiji
genitive *starějьšuju *starějьšuju *starějьšuju
dative *starějьšijima *starějьšijima *starějьšijima
accusative *starějьšaja *starějьšiji *starějьšiji
instrumental *starějьšijima *starějьšijima *starějьšijima
locative *starějьšuju *starějьšuju *starějьšuju
vocative *starějьšaja *starějьšiji *starějьšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starějьšeji *starějьšę̇ję̇ *starějьšaja
genitive *starějьšьjixъ *starějьšьjixъ *starějьšьjixъ
dative *starějьšijimъ *starějьšijimъ *starějьšijimъ
accusative *starějьšę̇ję̇ *starějьšę̇ję̇ *starějьšaja
instrumental *starějьšijimi *starějьšijimi *starějьšijimi
locative *starějьšijixъ *starějьšijixъ *starějьšijixъ
vocative *starějьšiji *starějьšę̇ję̇ *starějьšaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ста́ршы (stáršy), старэ́йшы (staréjšy)
    • Russian: старе́е (staréje), старе́й (staréj), ста́рший (stáršij), старе́йший (staréjšij)
    • Ukrainian: ста́рший (stáršyj), старі́йший (staríjšyj)
    • Old Novgorodian: старѣи (starěi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: старѣи (starěi)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ста̀ријӣ
      Latin script: stàrijī
    • Slovene: starȇjši (tonal orthography)
  • East Slavic: